Los Angeles protesters defended the project as key to the state’s infrastructure. The transportation secretary said continued federal funding is at stake. LOS ANGELES—Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced he would direct the Federal Rail Administration (FRA) to conduct a compliance review of funding allocated to California’s long-embattled high-speed rail—and determine whether the project is worthy
Members of Elon Musk’s private security detail have been deputized by the U.S. Marshals Service, granting them certain rights and protections of federal law enforcement agents, four sources familiar with the move confirmed to CBS News Thursday. The move comes after several people within Musk’s orbit relayed a heightened concern about safety for the tech
The illegal immigrants were sent to Honduras where they were picked up by the Venezuelan government, ICE confirmed on Thursday. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers have removed 177 Venezuelan illegal immigrants from a detention facility at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba, sending them back to their home country. The Trump administration had
Thousands of tax collectors could see their jobs terminated in the coming days, as President Trump seeks to reduce costs and reshape the government. Kevin Hassett, director of the U.S. National Economic Council, told reporters at a White House press briefing Thursday that officials are looking into a large number of worker reductions at the
DOGE cuts 9/11 research program funding DOGE cuts 9/11 research program funding 02:10 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has restored a $257,000 contract for 9/11-related cancer research after the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, tried to cancel it, officials say. The contract pays for data processing to compare cancer incidence
A pair of federal judges, in two separate cases, filed rulings that allow DOGE to continue its track of finding government waste and slashing it.
DOGE cuts 9/11 research program funding DOGE cuts 9/11 research program funding 02:10 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has restored a $257,000 contract for 9/11-related cancer research after the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, tried to cancel it, officials say. The contract pays for data processing to compare cancer incidence